Precedent Perkasa torpedo boat kit 49 inch wooden.

[peter davis 2Participant @peterdavis2]

Hi, could anyone out there let me know where In the UK I could purchase the kit for the Precedent Perkasa torpedo boat kit 49 inch in wood.

I have been looking for a while but without success. I have built several fire boats and others, in the past, including model aircraft many years ago. For some reason at the age of seventy I have been gripped with a desire to start again. This torpedo boat has been at the back of my mind for a few years now.

So I have decided to scratch this itch, if I can find the kit.

Many thanks Pete Davis

[peter davis 2Participant @peterdavis2]

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

This kit has been out of production for several years. You'll be very lucky – and I use the term advisedly – if you can find an untouched example. I say that because the later kits were so poor in quality as to make them almost 'unbuildable'.
You'd be better off buying a plan of HMS Brave Borderer and working from that.

Dave M

[peter davis 2Participant @peterdavis2]

Hi Dave, many thanks for your reply and insight, i will take your advice and purchase the plan.

Pete Davis

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Pete

Here's a plan for a 36" version. **LINK**

A hull is also available, albeit for a rather dubious price. Bon voyage!

Dave M

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

As Dave says, essentially the same thing.

A scratch built model may take a bit more effort that a kit but it is all yours and there is no reason at all why you should not make a success of it with a bit of care and attention. Age brings patience.

I am 70 too so go for it!

Colin

[peter davis 2Participant @peterdavis2]

Hi Colin, Many thanks for your input, i will certainly be going for it.

[CookieParticipant @cookie15923]

Hello Peter ,I bought a kit for the 49 inch perk 6 years ago and as DM says it was truly awful ,i kid you not 90% of it was unusable , i ended up getting my hands on a as new GRP hull and even that was so badly twisted i had to make fixture to pull the twist out while i made and fitted the bulk heads i made the rest from scratch . There are plenty of people out there making MTB hulls at that scale ( 1/24 ) ,I have plans for the Perkasa that i could copy for you so you could build the rest from scratch if i wanted .

Dave

[peter davis 2Participant @peterdavis2]

Hi Dave, Many thanks for your input, I would very much appreciate a copy of the plans.

Perhaps you could let me know how you could get them to me, and I will of course cover costs.

Thank you very much.

Pete

[CookieParticipant @cookie15923]

Ok Peter ,I am going away tomorrow for 3 weeks this will give you time to source a hull, B.T.W a big positive of GRP hulls is they are much lighter and more spacey inside due to the fact you don't need as many bulk heads ect to stiffen it up , just pm me when you are ready for the plans.

Dave

[peter davis 2Participant @peterdavis2]

Hi, many thanks Dave, I will do that.

Pete.

[Christian CapurroParticipant @christiancapurro35447]

**LINK**

[captainslogParticipant @captainslog]

[captainslogParticipant @captainslog]

hi pete, I sold this one not long ago, but I think I have quite a few parts around as most of mine was scratch built but if I can dig them out then you are welcome to them if thats any help

keith

[Boiler BriParticipant @boilerbri]

There is a kit for sale on ebay. Not cheap. Its the Glass hull version.

**LINK**

Bri

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Another one on EBAY

**LINK**

[Jerry CollinsParticipant @jerrycollins65057]

Hi, I have an unfinished 1/24th scale KD Perkasa GRP hull with balsa wood fittings that has been dormant in my attic for well over 20 years. What I am after is any form of paperwork on the building of this model. When I first bought this I also bought an ic engine to fit in it but was unable to get it running on bench test. Needless to say other pastimes overtook this and it ended up on hold for a later date, now is that later date and I am unable to find the instructions for the build. If anyone could help I would be most grateful.

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Hi Jerry

I have sent you a PM.

I have the original booklets as PDF which is the same for both sizes.

Harry Smith

[scott stumpParticipant @scottstump43624]

i have the same boat all wood i have started to upgrade the inside but no manual and now i have a compact 3d printer to do small bits i got to find the 3d printer files.

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